City of Columbus - File #: 1642-2003

• File #: 1642-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/18/2003
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/7/2003
• Final action: 7/8/2003
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to appropriate $200,000.00 from fees collected by the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs for the purpose of offsetting the cost of the salaries of the Programs' employees and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/8/2003	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/8/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/7/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/7/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/20/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/19/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/18/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $200,000.00 from the funds generated by fees collected from the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs to pay the salaries of the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs' staff.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Administrative fees collected by the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs will be used to offset the costs of the salaries of the Programs' staff.

Title

To authorize the City Attorney to appropriate $200,000.00 from fees collected by the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs for the purpose of offsetting the cost of the salaries of the Programs' employees and to declare an emergency.  ($200,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, administrative fees are imposed and collected by the City Attorney's Office for the Bad Checks and Criminal Diversion Programs; and

WHEREAS, the City Attorney would like to spend some of those fees to offset the cost of the salaries for individuals who carry out these Programs; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, Department of Law, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:

SECTION 1.  That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $200,000.00 from:

DEPT                  DIV       FUND       SUBFUND       OCA    Object Level 3   AMOUNT

City Attorney   24-01       223              131                  223131       1000              $125,000.00  

                                                             Bad Checks

City Attorney   24-01       223             134                  223134       1000              $ 75,000.00

                                                            Criminal Diversion  

SECTION 2.  That the monies appropriated in forgoing Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the City Attorney and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.

SECTION 3:  That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.